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Saturday, October 25, 2014

Catching up on Some Projects

Happy Saturday,

Today I am catching upon some layouts and ATCs.

My first layout was of a Sunday afternoon wine tasting. I loved all the fall decorations and had to take some pictures. I did end up buying two bottles of wine to bring home. I really like the way the background came out on this layout. I used a patterned paper that had a very faint pattern and then stamped the pumpkin with orange ink, stamped the wine bottles with brown ink, glasses with a rose ink and grapes in a violet ink you can barely see them. After all was said and done I should have stamped with the papers together so partial image would be on both pages. Oh well, I'll know for next time.

My second layout was our first trip to the Epcot Food and Wine Festival. My plan was to make a mini album of all the countries, their food and what we were tasting. That didn't happen. I only took a few photos, but I did mark down each of the foods we tried and from what country it came from. When I got home I went to the website and copied the pictures of the food we tried from their country's food menu. Believe it or not the pictures are pretty much what the food actually looked like. I was a bit disappointed that we were not able to try something from each of the countries but even sharing the foods (you get one to two bites) you get pretty full fast. Plus we drank a lot of water cause it was pretty hot. We were there for about six hours stopping between the countries and watching people walk by.

My two favorite foods were from...

Poland - Kielbasa and potato pierogi with caramelized onions and sour cream (pic under the 3rd and 4th pic in 1st row)

These are the ATC JAMs I worked on. For those that do not know what an ATC is, it is an Artist Trading Card that measures 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches. A JAM (just add more) is a set of 3 like ATCs that is worked on by three people. The first person makes the bases, the second person starts the theme and the third person finishes them off and mails one back to the first person and one to the second person and keeps one for themselves. You can add what ever you want to the ATCs. If you like to doodle you doodle, if you like mixed media you do that there are really no rules once they are in your hands, however, sometimes you may find a note not to use fibers or no international etc. We don't want someone to have an allergic reaction if they are allergic to a particular medium or can't get the card back home cause they can't ship internationally. The group I'm in has a list of names and address with their limitations so it seems to work out great.

On this ATC JAM I was the third person and added the broom.

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On this ATC JAM I was also the third person and I added the penguin brad, blue crystal snowflake and the 3 blue dew drops.

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I will be sending these home in Mondays mail.

Anyone here interested in doing a ATC JAM or just an ATC swap. Let me know. I'll be more than happy to organize.

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I married my high school sweetheart (Dave) April 6, 1985 and have been happily married ever since.
I have two grown children who have left the nest.
I have a White Pomeranian named Cody who is just as spoiled as can be.
My family and friends are most important to me.
I love to take pictures, scrapbook, paper craft and crochet.
I love taking day trips, weekend trips and vacations.
My two favorite places are Alaska & New Hampshire.
I love the fresh country air and the smell of nature. I'm a friendly outgoing person with a bubbly personality and seem make friends easily. I except everyone for who they are and what they believe. I have no problem voicing my opinion and if you asked me a question you will get an honest answer(like it or not). Last but not least, My motto is "I Work to Live" NOT "Live to Work"! Don't spend all your time making a living and forget to make a life. Happy Crafting! (Please feel free to leave a comment)

My Family

From left to right - My son Gary, My Hubby Dave, My daughter Tammy, My Son-In-Law Jason, Me. This picture was taken on September 3rd, 2012.

Cody

This is Cody ~~~~~ All 7 lbs of him ~~~~~ Isn’t he just the cutest ~~~~~ Well let me tell you ~~~~~ He guards as if he was a Pit Bull ~~~~~ He is as demanding as a two year old ~~~~~ He behaves like a rebellious teenager ~~~~~ He preens himself as if he were a cat ~~~~~ He barks at everything ~~~~~ He begs for attention continuously ~~~~~ And he’s my couch cuddlebug ~~~~~ Is he spoiled? You bet!!!!! ~~~~~ I would not have it any other way : )

Where I Work

I started working for Walgreens on January 24, 1992 the year Walgreens opened its first drugstore with a drive-thru pharmacy. This was supposed to be a temporary part time job for me. It was such a great company to work for that I never left. I am the Administrative Assistant for Market 16 NYC/CT and just love it. I have met so many great people over the years from co-workers, to customers, to the vendors. Some of whom I have become very close friends with. I have seen and been through so many changes within this company. Some of the changes were great, some not so great, but you learn to adjust. Life is all about changes and Walgreens is no different. I feel fortunate to be part of a company that allows me to balance the things in life most important to me. Thanks Walgreens!!